- Edinburgh International Book Festival
www.edbookfest.co.uk
- Virginia Festival of the Book
Roundtable and panel discussions, author presentations and signings, bookselling and book swapping.
www.vabook.org
- Texas Book Festival - Austin, TX
A celebration of books by Texans and about Texas, and of the joys of reading.
www.texasbookfestival.org
- Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
Annual event held each March in the French Quarter, with literary panels, master classses, theater events, and walking tours of Williams' New Orleans haunts.
www.tennesseewilliams.net
- Vancouver International Writers & Readers Festival
Held annually over six days in late October. Offers an opportunity for writers and readers to get together and to find out what others are thinking, and how they're expressing those thoughts.
www.writersfest.bc.ca
- www.readings.org
Provides information for the Harbourfront Reading Series and International Festival of Authors.
www.readings.org
- Bath Literature Festival
Annual event featuring performances by authors, musicians, and storytellers, as well as lectures and creative activities.
www.bathlitfest.org.uk
- Fall for the Book Festival
Annual literary festival, sponsored by the City of Fairfax and George Mason University, held on the last weekend in September.
www.fallforthebook.org
- Hay Festival
Annual spring festival celebrating literature and the arts.
www.hayfestival.co.uk
- National Book Festival
Annual event sponsored by the Library of Congress.
www.loc.gov/bookfest
- Dublin Writers Festival
Annual festival of Irish and international poetry and fiction, taking place in mid June.
www.dublinwritersfestival.com
- Ilkley Literature Festival
Providing up-to-date information on the North of England's largest annual literary event.
www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk
- Blue Metropolis
International literary festival.
www.blue-met-bleu.com
- Ottawa International Writers Festival
Plays host to emerging and established authors every September. Site features info on past and current festivals.
www.writersfest.com
- Festival of Words
Celebrates creative language with a summer literary and film festival, youth writing camp, and open mike coffee houses. Held annually in July.
www.festivalofwords.com
- Montana Festival of the Book
Featuring readings and discussions with regional writers. Sept. 8-9, 2000.
www.bookfest-mt.org
- The Word: The London Festival of Literature
Annual celebration of the written and spoken word.
www.theword.org.uk
- William Carleton Summer School
Aims primarily to present Carleton as a significant writer, worthy of serious critical attention, and to promote the study of his writings. Held annually, during the first full week in August
www.williamcarletonsummerschool.org
- Aran Islands Prose and Poetry Festival
Features readings from celebrated international and Irish authors, lectures, workshops, and more. August 14-21, 1999.
www.aranfestival.com
- Border Book Festival
Held annually in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
www.zianet.com/bbf
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